How to use the online alarm clock
Setting an alarm for 12:08 pm in the middle of the day sounds unnecessary until you've missed a lunch meeting because you were heads-down in something else. This rings through your browser at 12:08 pm, loud enough to notice at a desk, without needing your phone within reach.
Set your preferred sound, press Start, then leave the tab where it is. Everything happens inside the browser — no background app, no notification pushed from a server — so an open tab is what actually makes the alarm ring at the right time.
Some people use this alongside a phone alarm rather than instead of it: a louder backup through laptop speakers, or a way to set a reminder without touching a phone at all. It won't survive the tab closing or the device sleeping, so for anything critical overnight, keep a second alarm running as well. On a 24-hour clock 12:08 pm is written 12:08, and spoken aloud it's eight minutes past twelve in the afternoon. Written the Australian way that's 12.08 pm, and typed in a hurry it's often 12:08pm. Set an alarm for 12:08 pm, set the alarm to 12:08 pm, set my alarm for 12:08 pm — all of it lands on this page and does the same thing.
Common questions
Is there a cost to use this?
No, it's free, with no sign-up and no limit on how many times you set it. It just needs the tab left open until the time you've chosen arrives.
Will the alarm still ring if I close the browser tab?
No. The alarm only runs while this tab stays open — closing it, or closing the browser entirely, stops the countdown before it can ring. Keep the tab open in the background if you need it to go off later.
Does the alarm work if my laptop goes to sleep?
Not reliably. If the device sleeps or the screen locks, the browser tab pauses along with it, so the alarm may not fire on time or at all. Adjust your power settings if you're relying on this over a longer stretch.
Do I need to create an account or download anything?
No, there's nothing to sign up for and nothing to install. Pick a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs entirely in this browser tab.
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